Rezension

Following the surprise chart success of his inspirational 2016 single "Chain Breaker," singer, songwriter, and worship leader Zach Williams delivers his full-length LP of the same name. In the four years since the breakup of his Southern rock outfit Zach Williams and the Reformation, Williams turned to religion, forging both a personal comeback as a pastor in his hometown of Jonesboro, Arkansas and a musical comeback on CCM label Essential Records. Easily turning his warm roots rock style toward matters of spirituality and praise, this is Williams' debut as a solo artist. [Chain Breaker was also released in a Deluxe Edition featuring five bonus tracks: "Home," "Freedom," the live recording "Washed Clean," a cover of the Allman Brothers Band's "Midnight Rider," and "Promised Land," the latter of which leads off the rearranged and expanded track listing.] ~ Timothy Monger